Chapter 125 Asking for Silver
Through Zhenzhu's narration, Bai Qinghuan also learned about Yun Yizi's relative named Qiu Mingyuan.
Qiu Mingyuan committed many crimes, even causing deaths, but each time he was made to look small by Jingzhao Yin Gao Zhao.
As for the victims, they would either be beaten with a stick and kicked out, or even worse, thrown into jail and accused of false accusation.
Mao Yilin, the Minister of Dali Temple, listed several crimes of Gao Zhao in a memorial, including occupying the position without doing any work, embezzling money, protecting his relatives, etc., and brought Gao Zhao to the morning court.
At the same time, the families of those killed by Qiu Mingyuan also knocked on the drum at the gate of the palace to tell their stories of injustice.
The emperor personally met with the victims' families, got very angry, and directly dismissed Gao Zhao from his official position.
"I heard that Gao Zhao was sentenced to immediate execution and will be executed in the autumn."
"Also, Qiu Mingyuan will be executed immediately, and the rest of his family members, the men will be enslaved, and the women will be sent to the Jiaofangsi."
Bai Qinghuan thought that for Gao Zhao, it was a light punishment that the emperor did not exterminate his entire family.
Thinking of Gao Xinyao, she asked:
"What about Gao Xinyao's engagement with the Third Prince?"
Pearl carefully thought back to the news she had heard:
"The emperor didn't say anything about this, so it should be held as scheduled, right?"
Bai Qinghuan's mouth curled up, which means that one of the third prince's concubines is of no use anymore?
But I always feel that His Majesty's series of actions are aimed at the Yun family.
Whether it was him being on her side in the hunting ground or this incident.
What does His Majesty mean? Do you want to depose the third prince?
That's...great.
"Where's Li Chengze?"
"He was beaten with a hundred lashes and sent back to exile."
It was also within Bai Qinghuan's expectations that he was spared.
But Li Chengze's body was hollowed out by alcohol and sex, and after a hundred beatings, he would probably be half dead.
"Zhenzhu, send someone to intercept him on the road, find out Yun Yuyan's itinerary, and let him follow her when the opportunity arises."
"Yes, I will arrange it right away."
She will never let Yun Yuyan go for harming the girl like this, and will definitely help Li Chengze.
The fact that Yun Yuyan instigated Li Chengze to commit the crime was exposed along with Qiu Mingyuan's case, and the news that all the servants in the Yun mansion were summoned by Jingzhao Yin spread throughout the capital.
Everyone's evaluation of the Yun Mansion is quite consistent, that is, the masters there are all cannibals.
They would kill people at any time, so they stayed away from there.
Even some vendors responsible for delivering vegetables to the Yun Mansion were unwilling to go.
They won't starve to death without this business, but if one day they accidentally deliver a dish that is not to their liking and offends the people inside, they will be dead.
If they were interrogated openly, they might still be able to argue a little.
But the people here like to play dirty.
They are all simple-minded ordinary people and there is no way we can defeat them.
For a time, the Yun Mansion was deserted.
Yun Yizi was lying on the bed, pointing at Yun Yuyan's nose and cursing her.
"Are you stupid? Why would you go to such a faraway place and look for Li Chengze, that incompetent wimp?"
"You won't hire assassins from the underworld? Or you won't buy assassins?"
“Ahem…”
Madam Yun quickly calmed him down: "Master, don't be angry. Yuyan is thinking about Bai Qinghuan's accident and will not suspect us in the Yun Mansion. After all, she has a personal grudge against Li Chengze."
"What's the result? If you look ahead and behind, you won't accomplish anything great."
Yun Yizi had both legs broken, his collarbone broken, and he was missing an arm. His injuries were extremely serious.
It's difficult to stay awake for a while now.
After saying a few words, he couldn't hold on any longer.
Thinking of the current difficult situation of the Yun Mansion, he was worried.
"I will write a letter to the Queen Mother. You will go with her to the Guoan Temple to worship Buddha for a few days, and distribute porridge outside the city in the name of the Yun Mansion. Try your best to restore your reputation."
When Madam Yun heard Yun Yizi say that he was writing a letter to the Empress Dowager, she lowered her head to hide the hatred in her eyes.
That old bitch, if she wasn't the queen mother, she would have killed her years ago.
Yun Yuyan also secretly hated Li Chengze for being so incompetent. She had already sent so many people to him, but it still didn't work.
Ever since returning from the hunting ground, her father had looked at her with cold eyes since he knew that she did not rescue him immediately.
She could only endure her father's scolding and do what he said.
......
Meanwhile, Aunt Zheng had made love with her cousin in the small Buddhist temple in Songhe Courtyard and came out feeling very satisfied.
The old lady's eyes almost popped out of their sockets.
There was no other maid in the room, so she listened to the whole story from beginning to end.
This bitch’s moans are almost blowing the roof off.
In the past few days, she came every day to hang out with the man hiding inside, and the top of her son's head turned green like grassland.
Ahhhh…
"Roar, roar!" Bitch!
"Roar!" Whore!
"Roar!" He will die a horrible death!
Unfortunately, she couldn't say anything, and couldn't tell anyone about the adultery committed by this little whore.
Aunt Zheng wiped off the smudged lip balm and looked at her sarcastically: "Old bitch, you still dare to stare at me, I will dig out your eyes in a moment."
The old lady was such a coward and immediately turned her eyes away.
She could no longer move or speak, and if her eyes were gouged out, she would definitely not survive.
"Someone will come to serve you in two hours, just wait."
"Roar!" Get out!
Aunt Zheng covered her mouth and nose to block out the disgusting smell and left Songheyuan.
The maids received instructions from Aunt Zheng and came in every two hours, saying that the old lady saw that they were in a bad mood.
They were all happy to come in less often.
Therefore, the old lady's bed was often wet, and she even defecated on it.
Every time they came in, they were very disgusted, and the old lady would get very angry, so they didn't want to come in anymore.
After leaving Songheyuan and passing by the garden, Bai Qinghuan and Aunt Zheng met by chance.
"My aunt is really very proud of herself."
Aunt Zheng was just feeling happy, but she suddenly heard a voice and stopped in her tracks: "Greetings to the county lady!"
Apparently she had learned her lesson after being punished before.
Bai Qinghuan got straight to the point: "Aunt, please don't be polite. I heard that you have received a lot of money recently?"
Aunt Zheng looked at her in surprise, wondering if she really knew or was lying to her?
"What did you say? I don't know. The county lady knows the income of our mansion. Where does the money come from?"
"Oh~ I know everything about Auntie going to see Madam Cheng. Is the money in the old lady's room in your hands?"
"Let me guess, how much is it? It must be at least 70,000 or 80,000 taels, right?"
"Don't play dumb, Auntie. Your every move is under my watch."
Aunt Zheng was really a little flustered. Could it be that she also knew about her cousin's affairs?
My heart was in a mess. Bai Qinghuan was simply too scary.
"The old lady is the elder in the mansion. Even if I have the courage of heaven, I dare not touch the old lady's things."
"I asked Madam Cheng to come back and serve the old lady."
"Madame Cheng is in the rouge shop in the south of the city right now, right? Auntie, are you asking me to bring her back myself?"
Aunt Zheng knelt down with a plop: "County Lady, that was Nanny Cheng who was sick. I wanted to let her recover before she came to serve the old lady. Otherwise, it would be bad if she passed on the disease to the old lady. I didn't mean to stop her from coming back."
Seeing that she was still stubborn, Bai Qinghuan decided to use her ultimate move:
"I heard there's been a lot of noise in the old lady's small Buddhist temple recently? There seems to be a man's voice? Auntie, you take care of the old lady every day, do you know why?"
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